1.07r Chain rule: dy/dx = dy/du * du/dx and connected rates

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Edexcel C3 2011 June Q1
5 marks Moderate -0.8
Differentiate with respect to \(x\)
  1. \(\quad \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } + 3 x + 5 \right)\)
  2. \(\frac { \cos x } { x ^ { 2 } }\)
Edexcel C3 2012 June Q3
9 marks Standard +0.3
3. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{3fbdfb55-5dd5-44ab-b031-d39e64bdfc3b-04_538_953_251_532} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve \(C\) which has equation $$y = \mathrm { e } ^ { x \sqrt { 3 } } \sin 3 x , \quad - \frac { \pi } { 3 } \leqslant x \leqslant \frac { \pi } { 3 }$$
  1. Find the \(x\) coordinate of the turning point \(P\) on \(C\), for which \(x > 0\) Give your answer as a multiple of \(\pi\).
  2. Find an equation of the normal to \(C\) at the point where \(x = 0\)
Edexcel C3 2012 June Q7
11 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. Differentiate with respect to \(x\),
    1. \(x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \ln ( 3 x )\)
    2. \(\frac { 1 - 10 x } { ( 2 x - 1 ) ^ { 5 } }\), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  2. Given that \(x = 3 \tan 2 y\) find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\).
Edexcel C3 2013 June Q5
10 marks Moderate -0.3
5. (a) Differentiate $$\frac { \cos 2 x } { \sqrt { x } }$$ with respect to \(x\).
(b) Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } } { \mathrm { d } x } \left( \sec ^ { 2 } 3 x \right)\) can be written in the form $$\mu \left( \tan 3 x + \tan ^ { 3 } 3 x \right)$$ where \(\mu\) is a constant.
(c) Given \(x = 2 \sin \left( \frac { y } { 3 } \right)\), find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\), simplifying your answer.
Edexcel C3 2013 June Q7
13 marks Standard +0.3
7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{a80a71cb-42e0-4587-8f8e-bacd69b8d07a-11_481_858_228_552} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) where $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \left( x ^ { 2 } + 3 x + 1 \right) \mathrm { e } ^ { x ^ { 2 } }$$ The curve cuts the \(x\)-axis at points \(A\) and \(B\) as shown in Figure 2 .
  1. Calculate the \(x\) coordinate of \(A\) and the \(x\) coordinate of \(B\), giving your answers to 3 decimal places.
  2. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\). The curve has a minimum turning point at the point \(P\) as shown in Figure 2.
  3. Show that the \(x\) coordinate of \(P\) is the solution of $$x = - \frac { 3 \left( 2 x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) } { 2 \left( x ^ { 2 } + 2 \right) }$$
  4. Use the iteration formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = - \frac { 3 \left( 2 x _ { n } ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) } { 2 \left( x _ { n } ^ { 2 } + 2 \right) } , \quad \text { with } x _ { 0 } = - 2.4$$ to calculate the values of \(x _ { 1 } , x _ { 2 }\) and \(x _ { 3 }\), giving your answers to 3 decimal places. The \(x\) coordinate of \(P\) is \(\alpha\).
  5. By choosing a suitable interval, prove that \(\alpha = - 2.43\) to 2 decimal places.
Edexcel C3 2013 June Q8
13 marks Standard +0.3
8. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{a80a71cb-42e0-4587-8f8e-bacd69b8d07a-13_721_1227_116_322} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} The population of a town is being studied. The population \(P\), at time \(t\) years from the start of the study, is assumed to be $$P = \frac { 8000 } { 1 + 7 \mathrm { e } ^ { - k t } } , \quad t \geqslant 0$$ where \(k\) is a positive constant.
The graph of \(P\) against \(t\) is shown in Figure 3. Use the given equation to
  1. find the population at the start of the study,
  2. find a value for the expected upper limit of the population. Given also that the population reaches 2500 at 3 years from the start of the study,
  3. calculate the value of \(k\) to 3 decimal places. Using this value for \(k\),
  4. find the population at 10 years from the start of the study, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
  5. Find, using \(\frac { \mathrm { d } P } { \mathrm {~d} t }\), the rate at which the population is growing at 10 years from the start of the study.
Edexcel C3 2013 June Q5
11 marks Standard +0.3
  1. (i) (a) Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } } { \mathrm { d } x } \left( x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \ln x \right) = \frac { \ln x } { 2 \sqrt { } x } + \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { } x }\)
The curve with equation \(y = x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \ln x , x > 0\) has one turning point at the point \(P\).
(b) Find the exact coordinates of \(P\). Give your answer in its simplest form.
(ii) A curve \(C\) has equation \(y = \frac { x - k } { x + k }\), where \(k\) is a positive constant. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\), and show that \(C\) has no turning points.
Edexcel C3 2014 June Q4
12 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. (i) Given that
$$x = \sec ^ { 2 } 2 y , \quad 0 < y < \frac { \pi } { 4 }$$ show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 1 } { 4 x \sqrt { ( x - 1 ) } }$$ (ii) Given that $$y = \left( x ^ { 2 } + x ^ { 3 } \right) \ln 2 x$$ find the exact value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) at \(x = \frac { \mathrm { e } } { 2 }\), giving your answer in its simplest form.
(iii) Given that $$f ( x ) = \frac { 3 \cos x } { ( x + 1 ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } } } , \quad x \neq - 1$$ show that $$\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = \frac { \mathrm { g } ( x ) } { ( x + 1 ) ^ { \frac { 4 } { 3 } } } , \quad x \neq - 1$$ where \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\) is an expression to be found.
Edexcel C3 2014 June Q6
8 marks Standard +0.3
6. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{16c69ee4-255e-4d77-955a-92e1eb2f7d3e-09_458_1164_239_383} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation $$y = 2 \cos \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } x ^ { 2 } \right) + x ^ { 3 } - 3 x - 2$$ The curve crosses the \(x\)-axis at the point \(Q\) and has a minimum turning point at \(R\).
  1. Show that the \(x\) coordinate of \(Q\) lies between 2.1 and 2.2
  2. Show that the \(x\) coordinate of \(R\) is a solution of the equation $$x = \sqrt { 1 + \frac { 2 } { 3 } x \sin \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } x ^ { 2 } \right) }$$ Using the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \sqrt { 1 + \frac { 2 } { 3 } x _ { n } \sin \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } x _ { n } ^ { 2 } \right) } , \quad x _ { 0 } = 1.3$$
  3. find the values of \(x _ { 1 }\) and \(x _ { 2 }\) to 3 decimal places.
Edexcel C3 2014 June Q8
11 marks Standard +0.8
8. A rare species of primrose is being studied. The population, \(P\), of primroses at time \(t\) years after the study started is modelled by the equation $$P = \frac { 800 \mathrm { e } ^ { 0.1 t } } { 1 + 3 \mathrm { e } ^ { 0.1 t } } , \quad t \geqslant 0 , \quad t \in \mathbb { R }$$
  1. Calculate the number of primroses at the start of the study.
  2. Find the exact value of \(t\) when \(P = 250\), giving your answer in the form \(a \ln ( b )\) where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers.
  3. Find the exact value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } P } { \mathrm {~d} t }\) when \(t = 10\). Give your answer in its simplest form.
  4. Explain why the population of primroses can never be 270
Edexcel C3 2015 June Q7
10 marks Standard +0.8
7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{57ea7a94-6939-4c12-a6fd-01cd6af73310-12_632_873_294_532} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation $$\mathrm { g } ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } ( 1 - x ) \mathrm { e } ^ { - 2 x } , \quad x \geqslant 0$$
  1. Show that \(\mathrm { g } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = \mathrm { f } ( x ) \mathrm { e } ^ { - 2 x }\), where \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is a cubic function to be found.
  2. Hence find the range of g .
  3. State a reason why the function \(\mathrm { g } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\) does not exist.
Edexcel C3 2016 June Q5
10 marks Standard +0.3
5. (i) Find, using calculus, the \(x\) coordinate of the turning point of the curve with equation $$y = \mathrm { e } ^ { 3 x } \cos 4 x , \quad \frac { \pi } { 4 } \leqslant x < \frac { \pi } { 2 }$$ Give your answer to 4 decimal places.
(ii) Given \(x = \sin ^ { 2 } 2 y , \quad 0 < y < \frac { \pi } { 4 }\), find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) as a function of \(y\). Write your answer in the form $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = p \operatorname { cosec } ( q y ) , \quad 0 < y < \frac { \pi } { 4 }$$ where \(p\) and \(q\) are constants to be determined. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{d3ba2776-eedb-48f0-834f-41aa454afba3-09_2258_47_315_37}
Edexcel C3 2018 June Q7
9 marks Challenging +1.2
  1. The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = \frac { \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) } { x ^ { 2 } + 1 } , \quad x \in \mathbb { R }\)
    1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) as a single fraction, simplifying your answer.
    2. Hence find the exact coordinates of the stationary points of \(C\).
Edexcel C3 Q4
12 marks Moderate -0.3
4. Differentiate with respect to \(x\)
  1. \(x ^ { 3 } \mathrm { e } ^ { 3 x }\),
  2. \(\frac { 2 x } { \cos x }\),
  3. \(\tan ^ { 2 } x\). Given that \(x = \cos y ^ { 2 }\),
  4. find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(y\).
Edexcel P4 2022 January Q4
8 marks Moderate -0.3
4. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{fe07afad-9cfc-48c0-84f1-5717f81977d4-10_378_332_246_808} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} A regular icosahedron of side length \(x \mathrm {~cm}\), shown in Figure 1, is expanding uniformly. The icosahedron consists of 20 congruent equilateral triangular faces of side length \(x \mathrm {~cm}\).
  1. Show that the surface area, \(A \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\), of the icosahedron is given by $$A = 5 \sqrt { 3 } x ^ { 2 }$$ Given that the volume, \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\), of the icosahedron is given by $$V = \frac { 5 } { 12 } ( 3 + \sqrt { 5 } ) x ^ { 3 }$$
  2. show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} A } = \frac { ( 3 + \sqrt { 5 } ) x } { 8 \sqrt { 3 } }\) The surface area of the icosahedron is increasing at a constant rate of \(0.025 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\)
  3. Find the rate of change of the volume of the icosahedron when \(x = 2\), giving your answer to 2 significant figures.
Edexcel P4 2023 January Q7
12 marks Standard +0.3
  1. The volume \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\) of a spherical balloon with radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) is given by the formula
$$V = \frac { 4 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 3 }$$
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} r }\) giving your answer in simplest form. At time \(t\) seconds, the volume of the balloon is increasing according to the differential equation $$\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} t } = \frac { 900 } { ( 2 t + 3 ) ^ { 2 } } \quad t \geqslant 0$$ Given that \(V = 0\) when \(t = 0\)
    1. solve this differential equation to show that $$V = \frac { 300 t } { 2 t + 3 }$$
    2. Hence find the upper limit to the volume of the balloon.
  2. Find the radius of the balloon at \(t = 3\), giving your answer in cm to 3 significant figures.
  3. Find the rate of increase of the radius of the balloon at \(t = 3\), giving your answer to 2 significant figures. Show your working and state the units of your answer.
Edexcel P4 2024 January Q4
5 marks Moderate -0.3
4. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{6f577461-24b7-4615-b58b-e67597fd9675-12_595_588_248_740} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} A cone, shown in Figure 2, has
  • fixed height 5 cm
  • base radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\)
  • slant height \(l \mathrm {~cm}\)
    1. Find an expression for \(l\) in terms of \(r\)
Given that the base radius is increasing at a constant rate of 3 cm per minute,
  • find the rate at which the total surface area of the cone is changing when the radius of the cone is 1.5 cm . Give your answer in \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\) per minute to one decimal place.
    [0pt] [The total surface area, \(S\), of a cone is given by the formula \(S = \pi r ^ { 2 } + \pi r l\) ]
  • Edexcel C4 2006 January Q7
    12 marks Standard +0.3
    7. The volume of a spherical balloon of radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) is \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\), where \(V = \frac { 4 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 3 }\).
    1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} r }\). The volume of the balloon increases with time \(t\) seconds according to the formula $$\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} t } = \frac { 1000 } { ( 2 t + 1 ) ^ { 2 } } , \quad t \geqslant 0$$
    2. Using the chain rule, or otherwise, find an expression in terms of \(r\) and \(t\) for \(\frac { \mathrm { d } r } { \mathrm {~d} t }\).
    3. Given that \(V = 0\) when \(t = 0\), solve the differential equation \(\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} t } = \frac { 1000 } { ( 2 t + 1 ) ^ { 2 } }\), to obtain \(V\) in terms of \(t\).
    4. Hence, at time \(t = 5\),
      1. find the radius of the balloon, giving your answer to 3 significant figures,
      2. show that the rate of increase of the radius of the balloon is approximately \(2.90 \times 10 ^ { - 2 } \mathrm {~cm} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
    Edexcel C4 2007 January Q6
    6 marks Moderate -0.3
    6. (a) Given that \(y = 2 ^ { x }\), and using the result \(2 ^ { x } = \mathrm { e } ^ { x \ln 2 }\), or otherwise, show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 2 ^ { x } \ln 2\).
    (b) Find the gradient of the curve with equation \(y = 2 ^ { \left( x ^ { 2 } \right) }\) at the point with coordinates \(( 2,16 )\).
    Edexcel C4 2009 January Q5
    7 marks Standard +0.3
    5. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{a5579938-e202-4543-8513-6483ede49850-09_696_686_196_626} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
    \end{figure} A container is made in the shape of a hollow inverted right circular cone. The height of the container is 24 cm and the radius is 16 cm , as shown in Figure 2. Water is flowing into the container. When the height of water is \(h \mathrm {~cm}\), the surface of the water has radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) and the volume of water is \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\).
    1. Show that \(V = \frac { 4 \pi h ^ { 3 } } { 27 }\).
      [0pt] [The volume \(V\) of a right circular cone with vertical height \(h\) and base radius \(r\) is given by the formula \(V = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 2 } h\).] Water flows into the container at a rate of \(8 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
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    Edexcel C4 2009 January Q17
    Standard +0.3
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    - 4 \end{array} \right) \quad l _ { 2 } : \quad \mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { c } - 5
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    p \end{array} \right) + \mu \left( \begin{array} { l } q
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    2 \end{array} \right)$$ where \(\lambda\) and \(\mu\) are parameters and \(p\) and \(q\) are constants. Given that \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) are perpendicular,
    1. show that \(q = - 3\). Given further that \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) intersect, find
    2. the value of \(p\),
    3. the coordinates of the point of intersection. The point \(A\) lies on \(l _ { 1 }\) and has position vector \(\left( \begin{array} { c } 9 \\ 3 \\ 13 \end{array} \right)\). The point \(C\) lies on \(l _ { 2 }\).\\ Given that a circle, with centre \(C\), cuts the line \(l _ { 1 }\) at the points \(A\) and \(B\),
    4. find the position vector of \(B\).\\ 5. \begin{figure}[h]
      \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{a5579938-e202-4543-8513-6483ede49850-09_696_686_196_626} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
      \end{figure} A container is made in the shape of a hollow inverted right circular cone. The height of the container is 24 cm and the radius is 16 cm , as shown in Figure 2. Water is flowing into the container. When the height of water is \(h \mathrm {~cm}\), the surface of the water has radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) and the volume of water is \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\).
    5. Show that \(V = \frac { 4 \pi h ^ { 3 } } { 27 }\).\\[0pt] [The volume \(V\) of a right circular cone with vertical height \(h\) and base radius \(r\) is given by the formula \(V = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 2 } h\).] Water flows into the container at a rate of \(8 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
    6. Find, in terms of \(\pi\), the rate of change of \(h\) when \(h = 12\). 6. (a) Find \(\int \tan ^ { 2 } x \mathrm {~d} x\).
    7. Use integration by parts to find \(\int \frac { 1 } { x ^ { 3 } } \ln x \mathrm {~d} x\).
    8. Use the substitution \(u = 1 + e ^ { x }\) to show that $$\int \frac { \mathrm { e } ^ { 3 x } } { 1 + \mathrm { e } ^ { x } } \mathrm {~d} x = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x } - \mathrm { e } ^ { x } + \ln \left( 1 + \mathrm { e } ^ { x } \right) + k$$ where \(k\) is a constant.\\ 7. \begin{figure}[h]
      \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{a5579938-e202-4543-8513-6483ede49850-13_511_714_237_612} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
      \end{figure} The curve \(C\) shown in Figure 3 has parametric equations $$x = t ^ { 3 } - 8 t , \quad y = t ^ { 2 }$$ where \(t\) is a parameter. Given that the point \(A\) has parameter \(t = - 1\),
    9. find the coordinates of \(A\). The line \(l\) is the tangent to \(C\) at \(A\).
    10. Show that an equation for \(l\) is \(2 x - 5 y - 9 = 0\). The line \(l\) also intersects the curve at the point \(B\).
    11. Find the coordinates of \(B\).
    Edexcel C4 2010 January Q6
    5 marks Standard +0.3
    6. The area \(A\) of a circle is increasing at a constant rate of \(1.5 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). Find, to 3 significant figures, the rate at which the radius \(r\) of the circle is increasing when the area of the circle is \(2 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\).
    (5)
    Edexcel C4 2014 January Q6
    5 marks Moderate -0.3
    6. Oil is leaking from a storage container onto a flat section of concrete at a rate of \(0.48 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The leaking oil spreads to form a pool with an increasing circular cross-section. The pool has a constant uniform thickness of 3 mm . Find the rate at which the radius \(r\) of the pool of oil is increasing at the instant when \(r = 5 \mathrm {~cm}\). Give your answer, in \(\mathrm { cm } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\), to 3 significant figures. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{245bbe52-3a14-4494-af17-7711caf79b22-19_104_95_2617_1786}
    Edexcel C4 2006 June Q7
    15 marks Standard +0.3
    7.
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    At time \(t\) seconds the length of the side of a cube is \(x \mathrm {~cm}\), the surface area of the cube is \(S \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\), and the volume of the cube is \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\). The surface area of the cube is increasing at a constant rate of \(8 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
    Show that
    1. \(\frac { \mathrm { d } x } { \mathrm {~d} t } = \frac { k } { x }\), where \(k\) is a constant to be found,
    2. \(\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} t } = 2 V ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } }\). Given that \(V = 8\) when \(t = 0\),
    3. solve the differential equation in part (b), and find the value of \(t\) when \(V = 16 \sqrt { } 2\).
    Edexcel C4 2008 June Q3
    8 marks Standard +0.3
    3. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{fb1924cc-9fa3-4fde-ba4d-6fb095f7f70b-04_444_705_205_623} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
    \end{figure} Figure 2 shows a right circular cylindrical metal rod which is expanding as it is heated. After \(t\) seconds the radius of the rod is \(x \mathrm {~cm}\) and the length of the rod is \(5 x \mathrm {~cm}\). The cross-sectional area of the rod is increasing at the constant rate of \(0.032 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
    1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } x } { \mathrm {~d} t }\) when the radius of the rod is 2 cm , giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
    2. Find the rate of increase of the volume of the rod when \(x = 2\).
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